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The aim is to examine the interplay of discomfort and tactile experiences within the context of neurodiversity.

May 3, 2026APRIA Journal0 citations

Playing with Discomfort

Key Points

The aim is to examine the interplay of discomfort and tactile experiences within the context of neurodiversity.
Artistic research residency
Exploration of tactile experiences and materiality
Analysis of the relationship between discomfort and neurodiversity
Reveals a shared experience of discomfort among neurodivergent individuals
Demonstrates how enduring discomfort fosters new perspectives
Explores the connection of fetish with bodily experiences and discomfort

Abstract

The text and images in this contribution provide insight into the still unfinished process of Renske Tiemersma’s artistic research residency. In her artistic research, she seeks an activist perspective on neurodiversity. Fascinated by tactility, the body and material fetish, she explores how fetish and discomfort can go hand-in-hand with an invitation to endure that discomfort and play with it. This is a parallel experience shared by many neurodivergent people: one of regular discomfort and learning to deal with it.

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